Press Advisory: Poc: Mr. Bob McDermott(808) 371-4605Navyleague@hawaiibiz.rr.com
The Navy League Partners with Oceanic Cable to Welcome USS Hawaii (SSN 776).
The Navy League is sponsoring the arrival reception for the USS Hawaii (SSN 776) to Pearl Harbor in late July for its official Home porting. Commissioned May 5, 2007, Hawaii was the third Virginia class attack submarine constructed and the first submarine to be named after the island state. Her crew is excited to represent its namesake state, as they continue to build upon our already sustained relationships with our multi-national partners in the Asia-Pacific Region.
The Navy League will be holding a reception for the crew and their families, sponsored in part, by Oceanic Cable and other great companies. Navy League executive Director Bob McDermott said, “Without community partners like Oceanic Cable, we would not be able to welcome and host these brave service members in a proper fashion. I am consistently amazed at how Oceanic seems to step up to the plate and support our military and community at large.”
USS Hawaii Measuring 377 feet long, weighing 7,800 tons when submerged and with a complement of more than 130 crewmembers, is one of the Navy’s newest and most technologically sophisticated submarines. is a state-of-the-art submarine capable of supporting a multitude of missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike, naval special warfare involving special operations forces, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, strike group support, and mine warfare. She will join the force of fifteen Los Angeles-class submarines presently home ported in Pearl Harbor.
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1st Annual Merchant Mariner of the Year Awards Aloha Navy League Member,
Who: Navy League Members
What: 2009 1st Annual Merchant Mariner of the Year Awards
Where: Hale Koa Hotel
When: Thursday, June 25, 2009
11:00 A.M - 11:30 A.M. (check-in)
11:30 A.M. - 1:15 P.M. Awards Lunch
Dress Code: Crisp Aloha Attire Please join us for our 1st Annual Merchant Mariner of the Year Awards luncheon at the Hale Koa Hotel. You can purchase a seat at $35.00 per person or sponsor a table at $350.00 which includes: a tax-deductible contribution; two luncheon reservations for yourself and your designated representative; a reserved table prominently marked with your sponsoring name; and sponsor recognition in the official program.
This program was implemented to recognize and support Merchant Mariners who are the lifeblood of Hawaii. Hawaii is the only state in the Union that is completely surrounded by water, and more than 90% of what we consume arrives by sea through Merchant Mariner companies. The major activities that draw tourist to Hawaii are: Diving; parasailing; whale watching; dinner cruises; cocktail cruises; and sports fishing, to name a few; all are carried out by members of the Merchant Mariners.
Merchant Mariners, who are so vital to our survival as an Island State and so crucial to our economy is the least understood and least recognized by the population as a whole. To help remedy the situation the Navy League of the United States Honolulu Council has designed the Merchant Mariner of the Year Award program to recognize the contribution that this vital branch of our Sea Services plays in the survival, economy, and quality of life in the State of Hawaii.
If you are interested in attending to help support this great cause please RSVP by emailing astevens@honolulunavyleague.org or by calling the Honolulu Navy League office at 422-9404.
We look forward to see you there!
Thank you, Bob McDermott
